The criminal housekeeper is in his forties this year, with a medium stature and fair skin, he is used to being pampered, and he followed the Xing family to join the Zhen family, and at first he was only the housekeeper of the inner courtyard, when Wang Qun was still in the Zhen family, he was the big housekeeper, and now Wang Qun is not in the Zhen family, and the criminal housekeeper finally climbed to the position of the big housekeeper.

Seeing Zhen Qian rushing into the room with a large group of people, he was frightened, and squeezed out a disgusting smile on his face: "Da Lang is back, why don't you make a notice, so that the next person can prepare to greet him!" ”

"No need, if I hadn't returned suddenly, I wouldn't have known you were so majestic now!"

"What is Da Lang talking about, the subordinate dares to be majestic in front of ...... master."

"Is that so? I heard that my old house is occupied by you, but is there such a thing? ”

"Da Lang is slapping me in the face, how dare I occupy Da Lang's house, this is not in disrepair, I have lived to take a look, and I can clean it often, since Da Lang is back, I will let the next person prepare other rooms for Da Lang!"

"No need, I don't like to live in other people's rooms, you move out for me!"

When the criminal housekeeper heard that he was going to move out by himself, he was reluctant to do it, but it was difficult to say it in his mouth, "I'm afraid this can't be done, this is what the master mother meant, or you go and talk to the master mother!" ”

"Good! A slave and maid dare to talk back to the master, I will teach you a lesson for the master now, you evil servant, and beat me...... Hit him hard, break one of his legs and throw it out! ”

"You can't do that!" The criminal housekeeper began to be afraid, even if Zhen Qian beat himself to death, I am afraid that no one will stand up and provoke, "I am the person of the master mother, you have left the Zhen family now, why should you care about me!" ”

"Then I'll see who stands up for you, wicked servant! Beat......! ”

Wang Tianxing had already been angry in his heart, and when he heard Zhen Qian let him fight, he jumped in front of the criminal housekeeper, picked up a sandbag-sized fist and hit the criminal housekeeper's face is punch, and after a punch, the criminal housekeeper screamed like a pig, and the two molars were gone, his mouth was full of blood, and he turned around and wanted to run. But how can the action of the criminal steward be as fast as Wang Tianxing, as soon as the criminal steward turned around, Wang Tianxing's sweeping leg arrived, and he heard a "click" sound of broken bones and tendons, and the calf of the criminal steward was broken with one kick.

The torture butler curled up on the ground, howling like a pig: "Help! Zhen Qian has committed murder! ”

"Throw it out!"

The criminal steward was dragged out by Wang Tianxing like a dead dog and thrown to the door, "Let me see you again and break your other leg!" ”

"Zhen Lang is so majestic, go! Let's keep drinking! ”

Seeing that there was no good show, a few gentlemen remembered that the wine just now had not been drunk, "It's just a bad servant, it's cheap to break a leg, if it's in my house, hum...... So that he will never have to walk for the rest of his life! ”

"So what about Da Lang's kindness? I didn't get angry about such a big thing, and if I were to be replaced, I would have been beaten to death with a stick! ”

A few people, you and I said one sentence, as if it was themselves who was insulted just now, not Zhen Qian, and they were full of righteous indignation and ready to help Zhen Qian seek justice.

"If you don't dislike the simplicity of this place, how about we drink and talk here?"

"Good! All right! I haven't had the opportunity to sit in Zhen Lang's room before, as long as you feel convenient, we will drink the same there. ”

After calling Wang Tianxing and asking him to go to the Drunken Immortal Building to prepare another table, Wang Tianxing opened his mouth and said, "Da Lang, there is such a big thing, do you still have something to drink?" ”

"What are you afraid of! Could it be that the Zhen family can't drive me out because I beat a wicked servant! ”

Wang Tianxing shook his head, although it is nothing for Zhen Qian to beat a subordinate, but it depends on the owner to beat the dog, now that Zhen Qian has separated from the Zhen family, if the Zhen family really picks it up, I'm afraid things will end badly!

Of course, Zhen Qian knew that it was not easy to deal with the criminal housekeeper, but what he wanted was this effect, and he even intended to leave a few people as witnesses, the bigger the trouble, the better it would be for him, so that he could explain why he left the Zhen family.

What happened just now did not affect the mood of several people drinking, Zhen Qian provoked the conversation and said: "I heard that the prince has returned to Beijing, do you know who is in charge of affairs in Hengzhou now?" ”

"Then it goes without saying, of course it's my father", Zhao Sanlang immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry!" I heard that it is unlikely that the prince will return to Beijing this time, and he has already handed over everything clearly when he leaves, and as soon as the Shangyuan Festival passes, the appointment of the new assassin will come down, and then a few of our brothers can go sideways in Hengzhou! ”

The implication of Zhao Sanlang's words is that his father Zhao Beijia has already dredged up a good relationship in the capital, and the position of the assassin is nine out of ten, this is important inside information, Zhen Qian immediately decided to give Zhao Beijia a big gift, the icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow, and get closer to Zhao Beijia before others get the news.

"Before the prince left, he sold a lot of properties in Hengzhou, and the largest restaurant in Zhending: Miao Miao Lou is also the property of the prince, and it was purchased by the Guo family for 8,000 yuan, I wonder if Zhen Lang is interested in joining forces with the Guo family?"

"Is that what your father meant?"

"Yes, of course...... Zhen Lang's drunken immortal building made the Guo family very greedy, his father mentioned Zhen Lang many times, and he was ready to go to Luquan County in person after the Yuan Festival, but he didn't expect Zhen Lang to run back by himself, Zhen Lang probably didn't know, the Guo family made a thousand times to let the Song shopkeeper jump ship, but the Song shopkeeper just didn't agree, so there was no way to beg you to come. ”

"Digging people and demolishing the foot of the wall is justified by your Guo family, what else do I have to say!"

"Did Zhen Lang agree to cooperate with the Guo family?"

"What do you say?"

Zhao Sanlang sat next to him and chuckled: "What your Guo family thinks is too beautiful, cooperate with you to open the Miao Building, what about Zhen Lang's Drunken Immortal Building, is it not possible to close the door and succeed, your Guo family can also say this kind of thing, I think your Guo family has no successor!" ”

Guo Wulang was not lightly angered by Zhao Sanlang's words, "Aren't I discussing with Zhen Lang?" ”

"Just because you can discuss with Zhen Lang, and you don't pee and take pictures, the head of the Guo family is almost the same!"

"That's it! Let's drink ......", shopping malls are like battlefields, the same is life and death, the Guo family is also a wealthy family in Hengzhou, if it weren't for the Zhen family's hand, I'm afraid it would have reached out to Zuixianlou, even so, I am willing to admit defeat, usually I don't use the means in secret, but unfortunately whether it is the variety of dishes, taste or business methods, it is not as famous as Zuixianlou, which makes Guo Wulang test his tone.

Seeing that Guo Wulang was deflated, Zhao Sanlang was happy, Guo Wulang relied on the wealth and power of the Guo family to rob women with himself, and this time he finally took a bad breath.

"Zhen Lang, I heard that your little concubine who didn't pass through the door was taken by Ma Changshi, and wanted to be accepted as the ninth concubine, and he had already agreed with the Xing family that he would remarry after the New Year, do you know about it!"

The concubine who has not yet passed the door is Meng Xiaoya who scared herself off the horse, Zhen Qian has seen it once, she is indeed very beautiful, a bit like Fan Bingbing, but it is a pity that her face is frosty, because she was worried about being recognized, she was driven back, and now she has little impression.

"And such a thing?"

Zhen Qian was very unhappy in his heart, since he was nominally his own woman, especially since this matter also involved his stepmother's Xing clan, he was even more displeased.

"I didn't agree, Meng Xiaoya is my woman, and no one can snatch it away!"

Guo Wulang was taken aback just now, and now he finally found an opportunity to say: "Zhen Lang, I'm afraid this matter can't help you, since the criminal mother agreed, this matter is a sure thing, what if you don't want to?" ”

Zhen Qian looked at Guo Wulang more and more, "Really? If I hadn't separated from the Zhen family, I really wouldn't be able to be the master of this matter, but since I have already split up, I am me, and the criminal mother is the criminal mother, and it is not her turn to call the decisions in the affairs of the two families! ”

"Zhen Lang don't be rash, it's just a woman, and giving it to Ma Changshi is also a good thing for the two families to get married, this kind of thing can't be begged for!"

In Zhao Sanlang's opinion, a concubine is like a piece of clothing that can be changed at any time, and she can't do anything against Ma Changshi. If there was no involvement of the criminal mother in this matter, Zhen Qian might not even bother to ask, who so many women in the world marry to care about their own, but the criminal mother participated in it and gave away her own women without authorization, which is not something that can be tolerated.

Zhen Qian sneered: "Speaking of giving away, there are many women outside, and whoever marries doesn't care about me, why do you want to touch my woman, do you think I'm easy to bully?" ”

"Zhen Lang, you can't say that, Ma Changshi takes a fancy to Meng Xiaoya, it is Meng Xiaoya's blessing, the Zhen family and the Ma family will be a family in the future, what's wrong with this matter!"

Zhen Qian has seen Ma Changshi, a shriveled old man in his sixties, with a body that does not have a few taels of flesh on his body, and he can fall down when the wind blows, just like this, the half-dead pervert also begged for eight concubines, one is younger than the other, and he is not afraid********* this matter is impossible, don't persuade me, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people! ”

"Okay, good, good, don't you say it?" Zhao Sanlang raised his hand and surrendered.

A few people chatted while talking, Zhen Qian left Zhending in the past year, a lot of things happened in Zhending, most of them have nothing to do with Zhen Qian, there are a few things that have attracted Zhen Qian's attention, first of all, Hengzhou's staff will be transferred away, replaced by An Lushan's subordinates, and secondly, An Lushan has recruited a lot of craftsmen to Fanyang, and the last thing is a bit of a catch, it is said that An Lushan secretly bought a large number of shops in various states and counties, Zhao Sanlang also laughed at this matter, only Zhen Qian knew what An Lushan's purpose was?

The imperial court had no money and no land, and the government military system became a conscription system, and the conscription system also required money, and the money for weapons and training was not noisy, but the imperial court could not take out so much money, so it could only limit the number of military horses in the hands of the envoys of each section.

An Lushan governs three towns, each town is limited to 450,000 soldiers and horses, and the total number of troops that can be used will not exceed 150,000, and these 150,000 people are not all concentrated in the border areas, but distributed in the three towns and counties, and are responsible for maintaining the law and order of the states and counties in peacetime.

If that were the case, it would be too few of them to start a rebellion.

In fact, the soldiers and horses in the hands of An Lushan are far more than these, judging from the later Anshi Rebellion and rebellion, An Lushan divided his troops into two ways to attack Chang'an, all the way to the south of 150,000 to attack Luoyang, all the way to the west of 50,000 to attack Taiyuan, plus the old nest to leave some people, each occupied area to send some troops to suppress, in fact, An Lushan's hands of about 300,000 people.

300,000 and 150,000, the number of people has doubled, and the extra 150,000 troops have to spend money every day, and this money cannot grow on the ground, cannot fall from the sky, and cannot reach out to Tang Xuanzong to ask for it, so they can only find a way in private, and this is why the Sogdians have helped An Lushan manage his finances.

Even if the Sogdians helped An Lushan manage his finances, where would the money come from? Business! Only by doing business can you make money to feed the extra 150,000 horses, and not 150,000 chickens, it is not surprising that An Lushan bought a shop privately.

Others think that An Lushan is greedy for money and good at making friends with the powerful in the DPRK and China, but in fact, these views represent the thoughts of most scholars. If An Lushan didn't feed more than 150,000 horses, he would not be short of money at all, and the border trade had already made An Lushan earn fat belly and oil sausages, plus the trade of salt, tea, iron and cloth, etc., no one in the Tang Dynasty was richer than An Lushan.

The army is not engaged in production, it only consumes resources, war is a bottomless abyss, no amount of money can be filled, and rebellion becomes a matter of time.

The topic of several people blew from Hengzhou to Yang Guifei in Chang'an, as long as a man talked about women, the conversation couldn't stop.

"What do you say Yang Guifei looks like, three thousand are favored in one, what does this look like!"

"I heard that Mrs. Qiu Guo is more beautiful than Yang Guifei, otherwise how could the emperor go out of the wall!"

"Shh......h Don't talk nonsense, beware of someone eavesdropping outside the door! ”

Just as he was talking about Xingtou, the door really opened, and Wang Tianxing led in a servant: "Da Lang, the second master is invited!" ”

When a few people heard that it was Zhen Qian's father, they stood up and smiled, "Zhen Lang, today's hospitality is full of wine and food, in a few days, my brother invites you to go to Feiyan Tower to see Toukui drink flower wine, and say goodbye!" ”

Zhen Qian didn't keep it, and he was ready to ask his father for peace after returning home, this is not a matter of willingness, but the duty of a son of man.

Sending away a few gentlemen, Zhen Qian came to the middle hall through the corridor and came to the middle hall, Zhen Sheng was sitting on the chair in the middle, and saw Zhen Qian walking in and beckoned to him: "Come here...... Sit! ”

"When did you come back?"

There was not the slightest expression on Zhen Qian's face, and he didn't know what he was thinking, Zhen Qian didn't think that Zhen Sheng was unclear about what was happening at home.

"Father, the child greets you, and I wish my father a long life and happiness like the East China Sea!"

"As soon as you came back, you hid in your room and drank with a few people for fun, but you thought of me?"

"Don't dare!" Zhen Qian said respectfully: "When the child first entered the city, he happened to meet San Lang from Zhao Beijia's family, and he really couldn't postpone it, so he had to entertain, I heard that Zhao Beijia might take over the throne of the prince, and the child was ready to give a generous gift to the Zhen family!" ”

Anyway, the prince of heaven and earth, Datang rules the world with benevolence and filial piety, if you press an unfilial hat, no matter who you are, your life will be over.

"That's pretty much it!" Zhen Sheng was very satisfied with Zhen Qian's attitude, "Since you know about this matter, it is understandable that you didn't come to ask for peace in time, and you can still think of giving a big gift to the Zhen family, which means that you have grown up, tell me how you have lived in Luquan County in the past year?" ”

(End of chapter)